Pirkko Vahtero (born 16 December 1936,
Keuruu
Keuruu (; sv, Keuru) is a town and municipality of Finland. It is located in the province of Western Finland and is part of the Central Finland region. The municipality has a population of () and covers an area of of which is water. The popul ...
) is a Finnish
graphic designer and
heraldist
Heraldry is a discipline relating to the design, display and study of armorial bearings (known as armory), as well as related disciplines, such as vexillology, together with the study of ceremony, rank and pedigree. Armory, the best-known branch ...
. Over the course of time, Vahtero has designed a number of Finnish postage stamps and securities. She has designed about one-hundred-forty Finnish stamps and, in addition to the aforesaid, she had also designed stamps for other countries such as
Costa Rica,
Denmark
)
, song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast")
, song_type = National and royal anthem
, image_map = EU-Denmark.svg
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, subdivision_type = Sovereign state
, subdivision_name = Kingdom of Denmark
, establish ...
,
El Salvador,
Iceland
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,
Kuwait
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,
Lebanon
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,
Norway
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,
Sweden and
Venezuela
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.
Gallery of stamps designed by Vahtero
File:National-Theatre-1972.jpg, 1972
File:Joulu 1973.jpg, 1973
File:Joulu 1974.jpg, 1974
File:Joulu 1975.jpg, 1975
File:Joulu 1976.jpg, 1976
File:Joulu 1977.jpg, 1977
File:Joulu 1978.jpg, 1978
File:Joulu 1979.jpg, 1979
File:Joulu 1980-1.jpg, 1980
File:Joulu 1980-2.jpg, 1980
File:Joulu 1981-1.jpg, 1981
File:Joulu 1982-1.jpg, 1982
File:Joulu 1982-2.jpg, 1982
File:Joulu 1983-1.jpg, 1983
File:Joulu 1983-2.jpg, 1983
File:Joulu 1984.jpg, 1984
File:Joulu 1985-1.jpg, 1985
File:Joulu 1985-2.jpg, 1985
Finland-Aland-Stamp-1989-FinstromChurch.jpg, 1989
Stamp of Finland - 1990 - Colnect 47299 - Nuvvus post office.jpeg, 1990
References
Finnish graphic designers
Finnish heraldists
People from Keuruu
1936 births
Living people
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